Maritz Rebellion

The Maritz rebellion, also known as the Third Boer War, or the Five Shilling rebellion, was an armed pro-German insurrection in South Africa in 1914, at the start of World War I. It was led by Boers who supported the re-establishment of the South African Republic in the Transvaal. Many members of the South African government were themselves Boers who had fought with the Maritz rebels against the British in the Second Boer War, which had ended twelve years earlier. The rebellion failed, with at least 124 out of 12,000 rebels killed in battle, another 300 dying during a retreat into the Kalahari Desert, and at least 229 wounded. The surviving ringleaders received heavy fines and prison terms. One of them, Jopie Fourie, was executed.

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Location: -25.7167, 28.2333, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1914 — 1915 Maritz Rebellion

1881-01-11T00:00:00Z

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1881 Siege of Marabastad

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1881 Battle of Elandsfontein

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1881 Battle of Rooihuiskraal

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1900 Battle of Diamond Hill

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1902 Battle of Rooiwal

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1862 — 1864 Transvaal Civil War

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Armoured train - South Africa - 1914 - Project Gutenberg eText 18334

Generaal De Wet - Rebellie oorgawe

A signature of Jopie Fourie found on a document signed in 1903.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1852	South African Republic		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1881	Siege of Marabastad	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1881	Battle of Elandsfontein	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1881	Battle of Rooihuiskraal	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1900	Battle of Diamond Hill	battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1902	Battle of Rooiwal	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Maritz Rebellion	rebellion	Wikidata
event	war	1862	Transvaal Civil War	civil war	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1968	Armscor	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1980	Milkor (Pty) Ltd	arms industry, business	Wikidata
site	fort	1897	Fort Schanskop	fort, architectural structure	Wikidata
site	fort	1897	Fort Wonderboompoort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1898	Fort Klapperkop	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1898	Fort Daspoortrant	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1973	South African Air Force Museum	aviation museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Freedom Park	history museum, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Armoured train - South Africa - 1914 - Project Gutenberg eText 18334		Commons
commons	image		Generaal De Wet - Rebellie oorgawe		Commons
commons	image		A signature of Jopie Fourie found on a document signed in 1903.		Commons